Hye Camp Blog

Week 1 – Friday

Since it was the last day for many campers, today had the main event: the dance. In the afternoon, juniors were in classes learning eagerly while teens played sports and went to swim in the sun. After lunch, the teens and juniors swapped as teens attended class and juniors got

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Week 1 – Thursday

Today we had a very eventful and packed day at Hye Camp. Continuing with classes, teens and juniors tie dyed clothes out in the beautiful weather. Because of the sunshine, sports and swim were great and the kids came to dinner with smiles on their faces. With the arrival of

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Wednesday – Week 1

Despite the rain today at Hye Camp, we had a day full of fun activities. Following the schedule, teens and juniors went to classes during the day. Since it was raining, the campers also had time to play games and bond in the lodge because of the cancellation of sports.

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Tuesday – week 1

It was a teriffic Tuesday filled with a full day of classes, swim and sports. Maestro Khoren arrived last night and the campers were overjoyed with his instruction in heritage class today. They learned the Mer Hayrenik and other Armenian folk songs. Fr. Tadeos Barseghyan taught religion today and introduced

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Hye Camp – Monday (week 1)

Today was a beautiful day at Hye Camp, with a cool breeze and sunny skies. After breakfast and chapel we embarked upon a full day of classes (Religion, Armenian Language, Culture & Heritage and Arts & Crafts). We have a lot of wonderful teachers and look forward to learning more

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Hye Camp 2013

The day began with Badarak and brunch for the CITS and Staff. After three full days of training, we were prepared to welcome more than 125 campers. This year we are excited that Hye Camp is celebrating its 50th anniversary and expanding to a two-week program. Cars and buses began

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Hye Camp – Friday

Today was the last full day of Hye Camp 2012, and it was a beautiful day despite the warm weather. Our day began with a later wake-up time giving campers an extra hour of sleep. After breakfast, we headed to chapel for a special service. During the Antasdan (Blessing of

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Hye Camp – Thursday

This morning in chapel, the campers had a special opportunity to hear our Diocesan Vicar, Fr. Simeon Odabashian, speak to them and answer a variety of questions for the curious campers about Fr. Simeon’s journey to the priesthood and his service to the Armenian Church. After Fr. Simeon’s inspiring words,

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Hye Camp – Wednesday

This morning during chapel the campers enjoyed Fr. Abraham’s message before heading back to their cabins for cabin clean-up. This year we implemented cabin inspections and while the competition is close, so far the 11 year old boys and 13 year old girls are in the lead. In classes today,

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Hye Camp – Tuesday

It was another gorgeous day today at Hye Camp with sunny skies and cool breezes. The campers finished up their khatchkars in arts and crafts with Angela, learned more about the Armenian alphabet with Tamar, had an opportunity to sing and dance with Maestro Khoren, and also learned about the

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